The /ṛ/ in /skṛ/ is a vocalic /r/ ऋ. It is the syllable carrier. Let me me cut the word into syllables:saṃskṛta > saṃ.skṛ.ta सं-स्कृ-त

I see you are from Russia. Unlike Russian, other Slavic languages contain a vocalic /r/. For example the famous Czech phrase Strč prst skrz krk illustrates this the best. The /r/ acts as a vowel. In Slovak also /l/, like in jablko (apple) or even a long /l/ as in jabĺčko (small apple). This is also present in Sanskrit and written as /ḷ/ ऌ for example in /kḷ/ कॢ .

Delodephius wrote:The /ṛ/ in /skṛ/ is a vocalic /r/ ऋ. It is the syllable carrier. Let me me cut the word into syllables:saṃskṛta > saṃ.skṛ.ta सं-स्कृ-त...In Slovak also /l/, like in jablko (apple) or even a long /l/ as in jabĺčko (small apple). This is also present in Sanskrit and written as /ḷ/ ऌ for example in /kḷ/ कॢ .

Hmmm...The word vŕba sounds "верба" in Russian, how do you spell it?The jabĺčko is "яблочко".

RE: saṃskṛta - it actually should be spelled like "Samskrita", am I right now?

booBot wrote:Hmmm...The word vŕba sounds "верба" in Russian, how do you spell it?The jabĺčko is "яблочко".

RE: saṃskṛta - it actually should be spelled like "Samskrita", am I right now?

You spell vŕba as it is written: V Ŕ B A. Jabĺčko in the same way: J A B Ĺ Č K O

No, saṃskṛta is spelled as it is written. Sometimes /i/ is added after /r/ because in most western languages vocalic /r/ is not easily pronounceable. For example, in English the language is called Sanskrit, while Croatians call it Sanskrt.

Unlike Russian, Sanskrit as well as several Slavic languages are written phonetically. Sanskrit in fact is an example of phonetical writing. Russian is mostly not phonetical so I understand why this might seem strange to you.